Lana’s Dazzling Desserts

I just want to start by saying the staff is very nice and helpful as they can be. They were helpful with choosing a cake and were honest about their favorites. However, the actual cake wasn’t good… It was beautiful but out of 18 people only 1 or 2 liked the overall cake. Most people liked the frosting and the decorations were tasty but it wasn’t worth what I paid for at all. I’m really disappointed. The cake actually upset quite a few of my guest stomachs as well, including my own.

After going to a couple of my friend’s parties and seeing and tasting amazing cakes, I finally asked where she got them and she said Lana’s. We have a few birthdays in January & I was getting tired of red velvet (my favorite but enough is enough) and chocolate sheet cake and needed something different for my cake so I chose the passion fruit mousse from the website and my husband ordered it. Their cakes are not only works of art but delicious too. Everyone loved it! Highly recommended.

I found this place when I was searching for gluten free cupcakes in the Lincolnshire area. My boss’s birthday is next Saturday and I thought it would be nice to surprise him with a dessert he can actually eat! I was excited when I saw all the great reviews and the photos of all the desserts look awesome. Best of all, the description on here includes gluten free as one of their options! However, when I called, the woman I spoke to said they cannot make gluten free cupcakes. Please update your information so customers are not mislead. I was looking forward to checking out your bakery.

I bought assortment of mini desserts they had on display and was impressed. At first with how they looked and then with how they tasted. I think only one I didn’t like was the key lime tasting one. I’m just not a fan of key lime anything so I’m biased here but everything else was good.

Thank u Ms. Lana for a beautiful cake, everyone complimented on how beautiful and tasty the cake was thank u so much.

«These kinds of things always look better than they taste» said the woman of my dreams, and I concur. Glorious artistry of fondant. Unpleasant, odd or bland flavors. Everything looked gorgeous. Most of it tasted disappointing. Lots of employees behind the counter standing around, causing long waits. Desserts mainly for the eyes.

Stay away from their fruit based cakes. They’re very sour. Also, the ratio of cake to icing/​mouse isn’t balanced. Their 6-​inch is $ 35, so make the right choice! Check my picture.

Ms. Lana…
I LOVE YOU AND YOUR WONDERFUL WORK… ALL !!!
Your deserts are all pieces of art, melting in your mouth, and best of all… remind me of my childhood. The plum/​apricot pastries that my mom made for us every summer…
Wonderful atmosphere in your elegant, cozy shop… a little EUROPE in Wheeling.
Driving from Libertyville seems so long drive… can’t wait to get to your shop and have a treat with my family and friends (a lot of my friends are very thankful for discovering you…).
Thank you very much for your extraordinary dedication, for providing so much joy for thousands of people.
WITH ALL MY RESPECT, ALWAYS YOUR LOYAL CUSTOMER,
Elena Capota and family
Libertyville, Il.

Amazing place in Wheeling at the corner of Dundee and Milwaukee. Such artistry! The pictures don’t show how spectacular this place is. They are likely the best cake decorators on the north shore… Check this out. If you want the best you will have to shop here.

Lana’s Dazzling Desserts is a hidden gem. We ordered a «minion» theme cake for our little one’s birthday and it looked absolutely amazing.
Everyone at the party complemented on how great the cake looked and tasted.
The process of choosing the cake was seamless and Lana was helpful. The shop itself is sparkling clean and the edible’s are meticulously arranged. The décor is inviting and the staff is very helpful.

Absolutely love this place. Lana’s Dazzling deserts is my go to for any special occasion or if I am just craving something sweet. Their pastries are delicious and are just work of art! Mango cake is my favorite and macaroons are to die for.

Amazing service and most importantly
Delicious cake! Last minute, had to get a cake for wife’s birthday, called 5 minutes before coming in. They had the cake
Ready, custom signed, ready to go! Kids loved the macaroons and the other super creative little ice cream desserts.

Such a great place! The interior space isn’t huge, but it’s cozy. Their macarons are some of the best I’ve ever had! My family tried coconut, raspberry, rose, vanilla, chocolate, and hazelnut. All are excellent! The pricing is typical for macarons– $ 1.75 each. The rest of their desserts looked great!

When you want a little taste of fresh exotic flavors in a pastry you need to come here! This bakery is found on a small strip mall plaza. Once you walk in you see all the beautiful colorful pastries. They have French macaroons which is what attracted me in the first place. This is the first bakery I’ve seen that utilizes flavors of mango, passion fruit, and lycée. This little shop knows how to pack a punch in every bit! My favorite is the black current pastry. It is a beautiful concoction of enticing décor and majestic flavors dancing on my tongue. This is the bakery of the year!!! If you love flavor you will love this place!

Oh it is DAZZLING alright? :D
I absolutely love their tiny cakes. Oh so pretty and yummy !
Macaroons are not their best item on the menu but still better than any other place around northwest suburbs !!
Wonderful place to spend an evening to get sugar-​high

Lana’s Dazzling Desserts is simply Dazzling! I have been going there for a while now. had my birthday cake done there and my friend loved it so much that I ended up getting her a birthday cake from Lana’s too. The staff is wonderful, Lana is great, desserts are too die for, what more can you ask from a bakery. :)

I am disappointed. I came here to check out the maccaroons that were being raved about… I walk in during my break and what type of service do we get? A non-​existent type of service! No …“Hello we will be right with you” …No «Can you give me just five min»…
No acknowledgement of our existence.
Sorry you completely lost my business!

First time here and definitely wasn’t disappointed. I stopped by and got the cake that had coconut and chocolate I believe. definitely had coconut so just ask them for the cake with that because I believe there was only one-​soooo good! Already craving for more.

I almost gave up on finding this place because my iPhone’s GPS was going all kinds of crazy. It kept telling me to make u-​turns and saying I was there, when in reality I was nowhere close. Sad part? This place is really easy to find! It’s on the intersection of Dundee and Milwaukee. You pass Fresh Farms and it’s right there in the Riverside Plaza. I don’t understand why my iPhone was acting up…
However, I was determined to finally give this place a try after bookmarking it few days before and didn’t give up easily. I mainly came here for the MACARONS. (FYI there is a huge difference between MACARONS and MACAROONS. Both are made from egg whites and sugar, but macarons contain finely ground almonds, while macaroons are made with shredded coconut.)They only had three macaron flavors: coffee, rose and raspberry. I was really looking forward to pistachio but they didn’t have it. Out of the three, the rose one was the winner! Absolutely delicious! I will be back soon, hopefully they’ll have the pistachio next time I’m here.

Let me start off with the desserts. They’re delicious. I’ve had multiple cakes and mini-​dessert cups and they all seem to have a consistent theme: light, airy, fluffy, and soft.
However, they definitely need to work on their customer service.
Most restaurants, I don’t mind bad customer service as long as the food is good. However, at a place like Lana’s, where you need to ask a person for each and every food item that you want, the person behind the counter is key. You shouldn’t make me feel like I’m annoying you by asking what certain desserts are. You shouldn’t look burdened when I ask you what the most popular desserts are. You should be asking questions like «what kind of dessert are you looking for today?» or even «how can I help you?» A lot of Lana’s business seems to come in through pre-​orders so maybe they’re still working on this aspect.
I’ll still be by to grab some desserts but hopefully I can get a friendlier person behind the counter.